Mock Interview Day 1

Today was the first day of mock interviews! I woke up very very nervous, my palms were sweaty, and I was trying to hide my nervousness by not shaking leg against the ground. I knew I was definitely going to have some mess ups and but the anxiety was still kicking in. I had to calm myself down my telling myself that this was a MOCK interview and messing up here would be better than messing up in an actual interview.

Did that work? nope, still nervous.

My first interview was with Maggie, an M2. Her section was on ethics. I was the third person in my group to go so my anxiety continued until it was my turn to sit in the hot seat. Maggie told me to take a deep breath and that everything was going to be okay.

After Gabby interviewed me, most of my nervousness went away. She told me my strong points and also went over my weak points. After my first interview, I begin to grow some confidence in myself, confidence that I honestly have not felt before. I did better and better as each interview continued. I am happy that I noticed my self-improvements.

After interviews were over, I realized that I do need to improve on articulating my words. I feel like I have all my thoughts perfectly running in my head, but when they come out of my mouth, they are not clearly said. I will be working on this in the future.

We headed to lunch directly after interviews and brought our lunch back with us so we would be able to attend Dr. Thames' lecture on time. The end of the day consisted on working on our application and on our personal statement. I think that I had a very productive day at MedEX!